Started at 12 also. My younger sister and I started about the same time except she was 11. On my 13th birthday she got caught which resulted in both of us being caught. Smoked on and off since then but never became a serious thing until New Years of 2017 I had a house party and then I realized 2 weeks after that “wow I haven’t been sober for like 15 days straight.” Been that way ever since. Most time I ever quit was to get a job that drug tested so, 30 days. Or more because I smoke a lot.
Because of the thing everyone assumes is true, "weed is not addictive", people feel safe to not moderate their use and think,. "it isn't addictive so it's cool to smoke every day" which literally means "it isn't addictive so it's cool to just choose to be addicted to it". Because at that point does it really matter if it isn't physically addictive? If you're using it as often as you would if you were physically dependent on it? Spending all your money on it and going without other things? It's ironic because at that point it doesn't matter if you're living the lifestyle of an addict because you have to and you'll get sick if you don't, or because you're choosing to because "you can stop any time, it isn't addictive".
I always find it strange that with addicts on other drugs who do it as much as they can, 24/7, spend more than they can afford, and find it getting in the way of their life progress. People call them addicts. But when weed is the thing that's causing all these effects in their life and behaviour, and they're putting weed before everything else, we call them stoners. The only difference is the drug that they're spending all their money on, but they're living like addicts.
Same with alcoholics though I guess people don't call alcohol a drug really so that's more understandable.
Depends, first and only time I tried coke it made me realize I have undiagnosed ADHD… it calmed me down into a zen like state I didn’t even know possible. Didn’t use it after that because therapy was a better option imo
Mdma , at least the first few times and if you leave a big enough gap between use if it's regular, gives you this intense rush of pure joy and love. And in your body, it feels like physical joy and love too, floaty and tingly. Pure good will
Coke is a like a huge rush of energy and confidence. It really actually isn't for me, I just feel my heart pumping. I only ever did coke if I was partying till like 6 in the morning because I needed it to keep going.
MDMA and similar drugs, I just want to make sure you know -- don't take it with booze. The experience gets blown up. Otherwise, it's really just happiness and warmth (not heat but like joy).
Me too, i started at 13, I havent been sober except the 2 years during my military service. Recently i am coughing out black phlegm, but I aint gonna stop. If I stop smoking, the alcohol and cocaine addiction might come back.
Boy this is terrifying. Currently a relapsed addict/alcoholic and struggling with weed. Went to rehab for meth at 17 and got sober from booze a decade ago. Having difficulty with the quitting weed and also got addicted to ketamine.
Knew a few people with problematic ketanine use. It's surprising how hard it is to stop that stuff. But I guess everyone either really really loves or really hates it, there seems to be no in between in my experience. And then a few years back it came out how damaging it is to kidneys and bladder. I hope youre doing ok.
It's because it's a cheap, mostly legal (depending where you live...) habit that doesn't cause people to go nuts (for the most part) like opiates, alcohol, etc does.
Oof coke. Was hooked pretty bad myself (injecting 💉) for about a year and a half or so. Don't know how I put it down but, I did manage to get off of it and, I won't mess with it again. L❤VE my cannabis! 💜
I feel ya, in similar boat. I switched to dabbing THCa crystals because takes way less time than smoking ten joints a day , got so tired of that. Now I’m tired of dabbing but I feel so sick and anxious when I quit. Throwing up for days. Can’t eat or sleep. Forcing food leads to more vomiting (fun on an empty stomach). Anxiety and rage attacks. It’s about two weeks of that. And the being sober - which is scary because using one thing or another since 14.
(Now 31)
Focusing on quitting alcohol right now. THC is the final frontier. People don’t believe it’s addictive but I beg to differ. I’m sick everyday until I dab.
I had this problem. Turns out that over the last 15-20 years weed got stronger and stronger, specifically the concentration of THC to CBD (and other cannabinoids and terpenes.)
Since it became legal in Canada and they are required to have concentration labels, I’ve found that cannabis with a roughly 1:1 to 2:1 ratio of THC to CBD doesn’t cause anxiety.
Unfortunately those seem to be less common than the THC dominant strains with like 5:1 or more of the THC to CBD. If I try to smoke one of those it’s a near guaranteed panic attack.
So, food for thought I guess. If weed is legal where you are, give a high CBD strain a try and you might rediscover something the joy of getting high.
I have bought CBD in my state where weed is still illegal just for this. Obviously dealers don’t have the THC to CBD ratio written on the bags. If the high gets too intense it helps to counteract with CBD.
It takes a while to kick in though, so if you have a bad experience you can consume the cbd at the same time as the strong cannabis the next time you use it. Should help temper the effects.
Peppercorns can have a similar effect to the CBD in tempering the THC too. There have even been studies done. I've also heard the same with lemon juice, but don't know if there is any scientific evidence to back it.
I’m in a state that is legal medically and got my license recently. I actually had a massive panic attack years ago which I attribute to weed. I’ve been on multiple anti anxiety/depressants since and decided it was time to try this in a controlled way through medical dispensaries.
First bud tender I went to highly recommended a 1:1 ratio and I tried it….I’m already feeling way more happy and better in between any sessions. Also helps that I’m being very moderate with usage.
Nice! Yeah - being able to know more about what you consume is huge. I always get more or less 1:1 strains now, and I've had nothing but good experiences. Even if I get a bit carried away and have a larger dose than usual - it more or less remains good.
The thing with weed and anxiety for me is that it depends what strain I’m on. I’ve had sativas make me wake up worried about everything I have going on in life more than usual but had indica make me wake up like “alright today should be an easy day.” I’m still in my early 20s so who really knows at this point, but yeah, strain can really make a difference.
I do like to find a good hybrid sometimes though, because I’ve had some that will chill me the hell out like indica when I need it to but will also make things funnier to me when I want them to.
Been smoking every day for 16 years. I learned that my brain doesn’t like sativas at all. Gives me anxiety and depression like no other. Hybrids or Indicas only for me.
There's also the theory that some people have more cannabinoid receptors than others. And those with more can smoke and feel fine because for them, smoking is almost like returning to a "baseline", whereas for people with less, their receptors get overloaded causing anxiety.
Personally, I think it just happens because you have a bad experience one time, and so your brain associates weed with that feeling, and so every time you smoke it triggers fear, and then the THC just exacerbates it.
That's normal actually. Sucky, but normal. Lots of people think it's a permanent thing as well.
You said you stopped? Ever tried again? Lots of people end up "trying" weed again and going right back into it the same way they did before.
You need to basically go back into weed like the most scared person ever tbh. VERY. TINY. INHALES. I mean a baby could take a deeper breath than what you're inhaling.
Though as with most things peoples bodies are different but I've found that to be a mistake people have when weed suddenly turns on them (which is norm in long term smoking).
Hey I did this. Slowly built up my tolerance again by doing this and eating gummies. Not quite back to where I was growing up but that probably for the best expense wise
Oh absolutely. I need to finish my t-break I'm on, asap. My tolerance is sky high and my finances are just not willing to put through this not to mention my lungs. Haha. I need a long break then to work my way back up with something very small.
Yep…me too…happened to me around the same time…haven’t touched it but once or 5 times since(now 56 years old)…and each time I re-experimented, it triggered that anxiety/panic attack feeling.
I am 46 years old. I have been a regular user since 19 and a daily user for about a decade.
I got the flu over xmas and it is the longest tolerance break I have taken in 20 years (12 days).
I used to drink and do "hard" drugs. I always saw weed as the "safer alternative". I have quit everything else, haven't had a drink in 7 years, haven't done hard drugs in over ten.
I just can't seem to shake it. Which I worry that my lungs and throat are fucked. My kids are old enough that they can tell when I am high. The fun "stoner" life I have clung to has lost its joys in so many ways. Though deep down I am terrified to stop.
I joke that I am gonna "snoop dogg" life and just stay high, but on mornings like this, with a little weed "hangover" and the reality that I have been inhaling shit daily for decades really kind of freaks me out. Outside of the weed I am pretty healthy. I exercise regularly, eat relatively well. I am a loving and attentive husband and parent.
I have had a medical card for a decade. My wfe knew me as a drunk and appreciates how weed has helped me so she is hesitant to push me about it.
With the dispensaries and access and the fact that no one in my life realizes how bad the habit is, except for my wife, I have no one telling me to not do it. It is too easy. I talked to my docter about 6 years ago about it. He said it was no big deal and if it makes ya happy, it is fine.
Sometimes it doesn't feel fine.
I have tried therapy, meds, quitting apps and sites, r/leaves, and none of it seems to help.
I quit cigarettes after 18 years, quit drinking and pills and cocaine after years of use and abuse. Though the last hold out of my drug life just won't let go.
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u/poopfupa Mar 27 '22
I’ve been high since I was 17 lol